presentiment; premonition; hunch; to have a premonition; to have a hunch
weekend; Saturday and Sunday
to be absent; to take a day off; to rest; to have a break; to go to bed; to (lie down to) sleep
in the same way as; just like
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
match; game; bout; contest
difficult; hard; impossible; unfeasible; fussy; particular; gloomy
district; section; sector
mass meeting; convention; tournament; competition; grand event
although; despite; whereas; while; if only; I wish
first match (in a series)
(stage) appearance; performance; participation (e.g. in a tournament)
to have been decided (so) that; to have been arranged (so) that; to be the result (of); to be the outcome; to be the reason (for)
to become indisposed; to feel unwell; to have one's physical condition deteriorate
approximately; about; to (about) the extent that; (almost) enough that; as ... as ...; like
anyone; anybody; everyone; whoever
until (a time); till; to (a place or person); as far as; to (an extent); up to
lively; full of spirit; energetic; healthy; well; fit
also; too; not ... either; (it's not possible) no matter what; although one might wish otherwise
return; comeback; reinstatement; carriage return; CR
to tell; to (try to) persuade; to advise; to warn; to admonish; to reason
in order to (e.g. meet goal); so that; take care (so as); hoping or wishing for something
to think (about, of); to think over; to consider; to bear in mind; to think (that); to believe; to intend (to do)
(swimming) pool; pool (billiards); pool (together)
to visit; to call on; to arrive (season, time, situation, etc.); to come; (arch.) to make a sound; (arch.) to send a letter
attendance; presence; appearance
near; neighbourhood; nearly (e.g. "it took nearly one year"); close to; shortly; soon
sports ground; sports oval
to continue; to last; to continue (without a break); to be unbroken; to occur again and again; to lead to; to connect to
embankment; bank; beef sinew stewed in miso and mirin
movement; transfer; migration; mobile; moving; traveling
talk; speech; topic; subject; discussions; negotiation; rumor
in front (of); before (e.g. a building); before; earlier; (the) front; frontal part; forward
final stage; final stretch; live printing area (in publishing); gallery (in a theatre); driving (animals, fish, etc.); herding
to restrict; to limit; to be restricted to; to be limited to; to be best (for); to be the best plan
I'm told; is what I heard; is how it is, apparently; is what they said
indicates word or phrase being defined; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); with; (not) as much as; (not) so much as; the fact that
recently; lately; these days; nearest; closest
no; nay; well; er; you're welcome; not at all
part-time employer; place where one works part-time
to meet; to encounter; to see; to have an accident; to have a bad experience
as expected; sure enough; after all (is said and done); in the end; too; also
that's the way it is; yes; is that so?; is it?
what; how many; many; a lot of; several; a few